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The first openly gay Chairman of California’s Democratic Party, Eric C. Bauman, has stepped down from his position to allow the party to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
On Friday, Daraka Larimore-Hall, the second vice-chair of the party, filed paperwork requesting Bauman’s removal and prompting the investigation.
Larimore-Hall says he has spoken to two victims, plus a witness Bauman allegedly intimidated. The victims were party staff members.
In his letter, Larimore-Hall stated, ‘I believe the victims. Their stories illustrate a clear and escalating pattern of Chairman Bauman’s horrific and dehumanizing behavior.
‘This is unacceptable for a political organization dedicated to feminism, human rights and just working working conditions. Our activists and voters look to us as a force for social change, and we must embody the values we fight for in society.’
He did not reveal any details about the alleged incidents.
Bauman became chair of the California Democratic Party in May 2017. It is the largest State Democratic Party in the US. Previous to that, Bauman was vice chair from 2009-2017. His professional background prior to this was in nursing. He lives in North Hollywood with his husband.
After Larimore-Hall’s letter became public, several other California Democrats asked for Bauman to step down. These included Rep. Ro Khanna (of California’s 17th congressional district). Khanna tweeted: The allegations of sexual assault that @DarakaKenric is filing against @EricBauman are shocking.’
He suggested Bauman should be replaced with Stanford Profession Michele Dauber, ‘one of the nation’s foremost scholars on sexual harassment & led the Persky recall campaign,’ said Khanna. ‘We need a bold feminist to lead for 2020.’
On Saturday night, Bauman issued the following statement in response to the allegations.
‘I take seriously any allegation brought forward by anyone who believes they have been caused pain. To that end, a prompt, thorough and independent investigation of the allegations has been undertaken by a respected outside investigator, ensuring these individuals making the charges are treated with respect and free from any concerns of retaliation.
‘I look forward to putting these allegations behind us and moving forward as unified Democrats.’
“With millions of ballots left to be counted across the state, it is already clear that Californians sent a clear message to Washington, rejecting the politics of fear and division, and electing leaders who will work to unite us and fight for full equality,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur. “The LGBTQ community has much to celebrate this morning — with openly LGBTQ and pro-equality candidates making history across the country last night, a new pro-equality majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and a historic number of women elected to the House, too. We congratulate and look forward to working with Governor-elect Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor-elect Eleni Kounalakis and pro-equality leaders in the Legislature and new Congress to continue making progress toward a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all LGBTQ people.”
On Election Day, California voters approved or denied 11 different propositions, which included regulations on dialysis centers, repealing the 2017 gas tax and wider local authority on rent control.
>>> California and Bay Area election results here
>>> National election results here
See how the propositions fared below:
Full coverage on the 2018 election at abc7news.com/election.
PROP 1: PENDING
Authorizes bonds to fund specified housing assistance programs. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 2: YES
Authorizes bonds to fund existing housing program for individuals with mental illness. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 3: PENDING
Authorizes bonds to fund projects for water supply and quality, watershed, fish, wildlife, water conveyance, and groundwater sustainability and storage. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 4: YES
Authorizes bonds funding construction at hospitals providing children’s health care. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 5: NO
Changes requirements for certain property owners to transfer their property tax base to replacement property. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 6: NO
Eliminates certain road repair and transportation funding. Requires certain fuel taxes and vehicle fees be approved by the electorate. Get full details on this proposition here.
RELATED: California voters reject Prop 6 plan to repeal fuel tax hike
PROP 7: YES
Conforms California daylight saving time to federal law. Allows legislature to change daylight saving time period. Get full details on this proposition here.
RELATED: Prop 7 to allow Daylight Saving Time change approved in California
PROP 8: NO
Regulates amounts outpatient kidney dialysis clinics charge for dialysis treatment. Get full details on this proposition here.
RELATED: Prop 8 fails: California voters reject measure to limit dialysis profits
PROP 9:
On July 18, 2018, Proposition 9 was removed from the ballot by order of the California Supreme Court.
PROP 10: NO
Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property. Get full details on this proposition here.
RELATED: Californians reject rent control expansion initiative aimed at state’s housing crisis
PROP 11: YES
Requires private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain on-call during work breaks. Get full details on this proposition here.
PROP 12: YES
Establishes new standards for confinement of specified farm animals; bans sale of noncomplying products. Get full details on this proposition here.
RELATED: Californians pass Prop 12: Farm animal confinement initiative
Election day is approaching and while it is easy to get distracted by who and what will be on the ballot at the federal level, not to be overlooked are the state and local ballot initiatives.
In California, voters will get to weigh in on 11 propositions, many of which stand to impact voters in West Los Angeles. From Prop. 10, which would allow Los Angeles lawmakers to enact stricter rent control laws to Prop. 6, which could lead to lower gas prices in the state, understanding the impact each of the propositions could have is important before heading into the ballot box.
In order to help sort through these 11 propositions, hear what both sides have to say on all the ballot initiatives California voters will decide come November, 6.
Prop. 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act, is a $4 billion bond measure that would fund eight different programs to help low-income Californians and veterans get low-cost housing and access to home loans.
What supporters say: the shortage of affordable housing in the state hinders long-term economic growth and reducing that shortage with Prop. 1 is necessary.
What opponents say: California is heading towards long-term debt, and Prop. 1 would add to this, putting taxpayers on the hook for $170 million a year if the initiative passes.
Proposition 2 would take $2 billion in state funds, derived from California’s “millionaire tax,” to construct 20,000 permanent homes to help prevent homelessness among individuals with mental health issues.
What supporters say: Proposition 2 may not house everybody who is homeless and mentally ill, but by reducing the number of these individuals on the street, taxpayers will save money on things like police work to ambulance services.
What opponents say: opponents worry that developers will benefit more from this bill than mentally ill homeless individuals and that the money would be better spent direcrtly on mental health treatment.
Proposition 3 would authorize $8.877 billion in state general bonds for various infrastructure projects in the hopes of saving local governments money for water-related projects.
What supporters say: Prop. 3 would provide safe drinking water, drought protection while improving water quality in the ocean, bays and rivers.
What opponents say: the prop will not produce any new, usable water and that that interest payments on the bonds will double the amount that has to be repaid to the bondholder.
Prop. 4 would authorize $1.5 billion in bonds to fund grants for the construction, expansion, renovation and equipping of certain children’s hospitals.
What supporters say: there are a handful of hospitals in the state that handle the bulk of pediatric care and need more funding to invest in improvements to advance pediatric research to cure more children.
What opponents say: if passed, Prop. 4 would add to the state’s bond debt that would need to be paid with interest. Instead the state needs to look at the bigger picture when it comes to improving healthcare.
Proposition 5 would remove some transfer requirements for homeowners who are over 55 or severely disabled.
What supporters say: Prop. 5 would eliminate the “moving penalty” that hurts many seniors and severely disabled Californias.
What opponents say: Prop. 5 does not build any new housing or help first-time homebuyers while cutting up to $1 billion in local revenue for schools, police department, health care and other services.
Prop 6. would repeal the taxes and fees designated for road repairs and public transportation that are part of a 2017 transportation law.
What supporters say: if Prop. 6 passes, gas prices in California will lower, helping residents who struggle with the high cost of living in the state.
What opponents say: Prop. 6 jeopardizes the safety of bridges and roads in the state while eliminating $5 billion annually in local transportation funding.
Prop. 7 would give the California Legislature the ability to change daylight saving time with a two-thirds vote.
What supporters say: according to many medical researchers, biannual time changes are hazardous to the health and productivity of schoolchildren, the workforce and seniors.
What opponents say: winter mornings would be dark for an extra hour so children would be going to school in the dark.
Prop. 8 would prohibit kidney dialysis clinics from refusing to treat patients based on payment source.
What supporters say: dialysis is a life-saving treatment and Prop. 8 will make sure large corporations do not overcharge patients, driving up costs for Californians.
What opponents say: many in the medial industry argue that Prop. 8 would result in the closure of many dialysis clinics in California, reducing access to care, putting the lives of vulnerable dialysis patients at risk and increasing costs for California taxpayers.
Prop. 10 would repeal a state law that regulates cities’ ability to enforce rent control. If passed, cities like Los Angeles would not have to follow state rules when putting annual limits on the amount landlords can raise rents.
What supporters say: by limiting the amount landlords can raise rents, Prop. 10 would keep tenants in their homes rather than being pushed out, potentially becoming homeless.
What opponents say: a passage of Prop. 10 would make the housing crisis in California worse because many landlords will simply get out of the rental market rather than conform to local rent control laws.
Prop. 11 would require private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain on call during work breaks.
What supporters say: in an emergency, seconds are often the difference between life and death and California faces disasters too often. Prop. 11 would ensure EMTs and paramedics are paid to be reachable during breaks to save lives.
What opponents say: opponents suggest the proposition is intended to help the American Medical Response dodge labor lawsuits in California.
Prop. 12 would set minimum standards for confining certain farm animals. while prohibiting sales of meat and egg products from animals confined in a noncomplying manner.
What supporters say: current cage standards are inhumane and Prop. 12 would prevent farms from profiting off this cruelty.
What opponents say: the opposition for Prop. 12 is two-sided. Egg and pork farmers say that the regulations will raise prices and ultimately hurt consumers while animal groups, including PETA, say that the measure would perpetuate the inhumane practice of factory farms.
NBC News Los Angeles reports:
Story time at Cellar Door bookstore in Riverside turned into a confrontation between a parent and the store owner and it was all caught on camera. Cellar Door bookstore was hosting a story time event in which Halloween books were read by three drag queens.
During the event, the owner noticed a woman recording video and she explained to her that she couldn’t record kids without the parents’ permission. But the woman refused to stop. “She has invited the public to watch this perversion with these homosexuals,” said Los Angeles resident Genevieve Peters. “I’m sorry this is what’s happening.”
Some parents ask Peters to leave due to small children watching, but even after security guards step in, she refuses. “For the last 30 years, the homosexual agenda has been first and foremost wanting to desensitize our communities, our children, our families,” she said.
Peters was eventually removed by the police, but says she’ll be back at the next event to protest the “perverse lifestyle” of drag queens. Watch the clip.
(Tipped by JMG reader Scott)
Californian LGBTI heaven Palm Springs is ready to host one of the latest and much-anticipated Prides of the year.
Greater Palm Springs Pride returns for its 32nd year from 1-4 November.
After a hot Pride summer in the US, Pridegoers had to wait for more reasonable temperatures in this little gem in the Coachella Valley.
Palm Springs, in fact, reaches more than 45°C in July. Definitely not the right weather to celebrate Pride if you want that rainbow makeup to stay in place.
Temperatures are cooler in fall, with Palm Springs reaching highs of 26°C and making it the perfect Pride weather. And the 140,000+ revelers expected for the three-day festival know it. For comparison, Palm Springs only has a population of 48,142, but tourists – mainly gay men – really make the difference.
Kicking off at 10am on Sunday 4 November, the parade steps off in the Uptown Design District at Tachevah and Palm Canyon Dr. and then travels south through downtown. It ends at the entrance to the Pride Festival at Museum Way.
There are several fun-loving events over the previous three days, including the two-day Pride festival, taking place over the weekend.
On Saturday, there is the Official Palm Springs Pride Saturday Pool Party. 12 hours of sunbathing, diving and sipping cocktails by the pool.
Girls can head to the Dyke March Picnic, taking place from 12pm to 4pm. The Transgender Pride and March will take to the streets on Sunday, between 10am and 11:30am, before the general parade.
Moreover, those who want to tie the knot in Palm Springs during Pride can do so at various pop-up locations across town.
The acts performing at Greater Palm Springs Pride are so many you are guaranteed to find at least one artist you’re eager to see on stage.
Here are some of the artists playing this year’s Pride:
Find out more on the official website.
This year’s theme is ‘Youth Power for Change’.
Empowered youth are at the forefront of building a national movement that can shape public policy for generations, the organizers explained.
They want to give power to LGBTI teens and allies through mentorship, community engagement and by directly funding grassroots programs in support of youth development.
Film, Performance & Discussion
The Indian Is Still Alive: Two-Spirit History |
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Thursday, November 1
7:00-9:00 PM
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco
An evening of music and history with the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits (BAAITS) drum group, including a screening of the documentary short The Indian is Still Alive and the Indian Knows the Songs directed by BAAITS drum member Susana Caceres, followed by songs by the BAAITS drum group and an audience discussion. The evening brings together arts, music, dance, culture and traditions to help educate natives, nonnatives and all LGBTQ people. Cosponsored by BAAITS. Purchase tickets here.
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Two-Spirit Story Time
Reading Native American Tales for Children |
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Saturday, November 3
2:00-4:00 PM
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco
Regular Museum Admission:
$5.00 (general); $3.00 (students)
An afternoon of story time for children presented by members of Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits to create visibility for LGBTQ Native peoples and to celebrate the diversity of genders, ethnicities and cultures in the Bay Area. Landa Lakes will read 47,000 Beads, a book about Two Spirit acceptance written by Koja Adeyoha and Angel Adeyoha. Ruth Villasenor will read Rainbow Crow: A Lenape Tale, a Native American legend written by Nancy Van Laan that symbolizes the values of selflessness and service to the community. Reserve free tickets here.
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World Premiere
5B: A New Documentary on San Francisco AIDS History |
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Sunday, November 4
7:30 PM
Castro Theatre
429 Castro St., San Francisco
In the mid-1980s, a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital became the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. Nursing on the ward emphasized holistic well-being, constituting a small miracle in the midst of a devastating crisis and panic. The new documentary 5B tells this story through first-person testimony of patients, their loved ones and hospital staff who volunteered to work on the ward, resulting in a bittersweet and moving celebration of quiet heroes worthy of remembrance and renewed recognition. Presented by SFFILM as the closing night of its Doc Stories festival; cosponsored by the GLBT Historical Society. Purchase tickets here.
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Author Event
Harvey Milk: American Icon With Lillian Faderman |
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Tuesday, November 6
6:00-7:30 PM
James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin St., San Francisco
Free Admission
Harvey Milk — eloquent, charismatic and a smart-aleck — was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, but he hadn’t even served a full year in office when he was assassinated by a homophobic fellow supervisor. Milk has become arguably the most famous gay man in modern American history. His death made headlines 40 years ago, but what did he accomplish during his life that explains his continued importance? Renowned LGBTQ historian Lillian Faderman will address this and other questions as she presents her new book, Harvey Milk: His Lives and Death, published by Yale University Press as part of its Jewish Lives series. Presented by the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center of the San Francisco Public Library; cosponsored by the GLBT Historical Society. For more information, visit the Hormel Center web page.
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Movie Night
Evoking Two-Spirit Experience on Screen |
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Thursday, November 8
7:00-9:00 p.m.
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco An evening of short films created by Two Spirit people offer insight into their lives and their spirituality. Most of the films were produced through the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project. A discussion with the filmmakers follows the screening.
Journey to the Drum (2009); 4 minutes. Filmmaker: Phoenix Lara. A short digital story about Phoenix Lara sending out a call to the Creator and their journey to the drum as a Two-Spirit person.
Renacimiento de una Bruja (2008); 9 minutes. Filmmaker: Zemaya. Many years after a Two-Spirit Xicana woman raised in the city experiences a spiritual awakening that connects her more deeply with her ancestors, she is guided to live on a country hilltop.
Traditional Indigenous Values (2009); 10 minutes. Filmmaker: Ruth Villasenor. The dissonant frequencies of colonization and Proposition 8 spark new thinking.
Tuupash (2018); 5 minutes. Filmmaker: L. Frank Manriquez. Native American song and meaning glow through a looming sky and give birth to resilience.
Two Spirits Belonging (2005); 10 minutes. Filmmaker: Rope Wolf. Spiritual connections abound throughout the Bay Area urban reservation.
Cosponsored by Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits. Purchase tickets here. |
Community Forum
Fighting Back: Harvey Milk’s Living Legacy |
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Wednesday, November 28
7:00-9:00 PM
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco
Free Tickets | $5.00 Donation Welcome
The latest in our monthly “Fighting Back” series exploring contemporary queer issues in a historical context, this community forum will will highlight the living legacy of Harvey Milk and how it continues to inspire progressive, coalition-based political and electoral organizing in San Francisco and beyond. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassinations of Harvey Milk and ally Mayor George Moscone on November 27, 1978, a panel of historians, veteran organizers and young activists will assess how the events of 1978 affected the progressive movement in the city and how Milk’s example continues to inspire work for positive change today. Cosponsored by the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club. Reserve your free ticket here.
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Video Showing & Discussion
Listen Up! Voices of AIDS Activism |
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Thursday, November 29
7:00-9:00 PM
The GLBT History Museum
4127 18th St., San Francisco
The first public showing of video interviews from our ongoing San Francisco ACT UP Oral History Project documenting the history of direct-action AIDS activism in the Bay Area. The full videos will eventually be made available to researchers and will form the basis of an exhibition at the GLBT History Museum, providing new insights into the contributions of activists as LGBTQ people and people with AIDS fought against the epidemic and the lethally slow response of the government. Current project manager Eric Sneathen and veterans of ACT UP will lead a discussion after the video program. Purchase tickets here.
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MUSEUM
Exhibitions & Programs
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San Francisco, CA 94114 (415) 621-1107
Monday – Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: Noon – 5:00 PM
Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday:
Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24
ARCHIVES
Collections & Research Center
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San Francisco, CA 94103-1708 (415) 777-5455 www.glbthistory.org/archives |
The Tongva people believed in gay marriages, transgender lifestyles and that homosexuality was determined in utero. The Tongva celebrated homosexuals as “two spirited” people, thinking of it as a gift rather than defection. Eventually Catholicism took over the majority of religion in the Yang Na area, diluting the native beliefs and practices.
Though much of the Tongva history has be erased, there is a Yang Na plaque at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles monument near Olvera Street.
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